Feb 19 @ NOP, PHO (18-10) beat NOP, 132-114, 29. The full coaching staff is listed below as Phoenix opens training camp Tuesday following a run to the NBA Finals that ended losing to the Milwaukee Bucks. Not only that, but they also agreed to sign Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee (who was also a part of Team U.S.A. for the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Devin Booker) to a one-year deal for $5 million, though his agreement on August 2 was made official on August 16 instead. 63, eliminate Lakers from playoffs", "Phoenix Suns top New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6 to advance to Western Conference semifinals", "Warriors to face Mavericks in West finals after Dallas destroys Suns in Game 7", "The Suns have waived Ty-Shon Alexander t.co/OywOMtSmtp", "Suns Two-Way updates: Chandler Hutchison signs two-way contract w/PHX to fill one of their 2W slots. Williams, who guided the Suns to their first playoff appearance in 11 years and the second-best record (51-21) in the Western Conference, released a statement expressing his gratitude. Feb 16, PHO (17-10) lost to BRK, 124-128, 28. The fine results from Brooks failure to participate in team postgame media availability during the first round. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Young played collegiately at Clayton State University prior to his coaching career. Do you have a blog? Prior to becoming a coach in the NBA, Ayers coached collegiately, including eight seasons as head coach at The Ohio State University from 1989-1997. National Basketball Coaches . The NBA also continued utilizing the play-in tournament set-up that first began in the 2020 NBA Bubble, with this season also being the second one in a row where the play-in tournament has the seventh and eighth best teams in each conference compete for the seventh seed in each conference and the ninth and tenth seeds compete for a shot at the eighth seed for each conference instead. The announcement was made this morning by Williams on the Suns podcast, The Outlet, which can be viewed here. Apr 22 @ BOS, PHO (42-17) lost to BOS, 86-99, 60. Strong was a two-time All-American, two-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Year and three-time all-conference selection at Guilford, leaving as the Quakers second all-time leading scorer. May 9 @ LAL, PHO (48-20) lost to LAL, 110-123, 69. Blake played four seasons at the University of Maryland and guided the Terrapins to their only NCAA Championship as a junior in 2002 after the school made its first Final Four during his sophomore season in 2001. Fois was an assistant coach for Italys national team at FIBA EuroBasket 2017, serving on the staff of Ettore Messina, one of the best European basketball coaches of all time and currently an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Suns have also added Ryan Frazier as head video coordinator. However, since the Suns officially joined the Portland Trail Blazers as the only team without an NBA G League affiliate team as of this season, any team that isn't the NBA G League Ignite will be eligible for Hutchison and Wainright to join up with for the NBA G League this season, so long as the Suns themselves agree to the team(s) they join up with for this season.^e:Chandler Hutchison was originally last a part of the San Antonio Spurs from August 6 to September 4, 2021 as a part of a very rare five-team trade that also featured the Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets, and Los Angeles Lakers. Mar 30, PHO (32-14) beat ATL, 117-110, 47. Also named were Jamal Grossand Corey Vinson as player development coaches/video coordinators. His tenure with the Thunder featured a Western Conference Championship in 2012, plus three additional trips to the Western Conference Finals, including in 2016 when Williams was the teams associate head coach. Jr Suns Staff Directory Phoenix Suns 201 East Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone:(602) 379-2000 Website:suns.com OWNERSHIP Mat Ishbia: Controlling Owner and Governor Justin. NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLCs Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. After all, these are two of the teams standing in the way of Phoenix reaching their ultimate goal. Murray didn't play in the 2021 conference semifinals Phoenix swept Denver due to a knee injury that sidelined him the entire 2021-22 season. Greer joins the Suns following two seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He led the ACC in assists per game in each of his final three seasons, and led the NCAA in total assists in 2002. He worked with Monty Williams during the 2018-19 campaign in Philadelphia. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Ayers has spent 17 total seasons on an NBA bench and was head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers for the majority of the 2003-04 season. The Phoenix Suns have announced the club's sports medicine and performance team, naming Brady Howe as Senior Director of Player Health and Performance, adding David Crewe as Director of Medical. [44] The Phoenix Suns later revealed those four games of theirs were officially their preseason schedule on August 25.[45]. On August 2, the Suns agreed to new deals for not just back-up point guard Cameron Payne, but also All-Star point guard Chris Paul, both of which became official by August 6. Choose at least two teams from the menus below to start your trade. The Phoenix Suns franchise has had 20 head coaches. The Suns traded their first round pick (29th overall) of the 2021 draft and guard Jevon Carter to the Nets for Shamet on draft night. Mar 2 @ LAL, PHO (23-11) beat LAL, 114-104, 36. A 6-11 forward/center as a player, Strong played five seasons in the G League from 2011-2016, averaging 7.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 183 career games with the Iowa Energy, Delaware 87ers, Austin Toros and Westchester Knicks. Coordinator, Booking & Event Production: Hollie Marron, Manager, Administrative Services: Gerri Sandy, Project Manager, Engineering: Jerry Medina, Lead Engineers: Johnnie Craw, Claudio Espiritu, Level 1 Engineers: Paul Diaz, Emilio Ocampo, Level 2 Engineers: Todd Brittain, Jesus Hernandez, Curtis Reed, Richard Stanford, Facility Management Coordinator: Mari-Helen Macias, Vice President, Facility Management: Gary Gillespie, Chief Technical Engineer: Karl Braunwarth, Audio/Video Engineers: Jordan Bell, Oscar Bergeron-Oakes, Audio/Video Technicians: Lonnie Richardson, Derek Wheeler, Director of Facility Operations: Brian Polokoff, Vice President, Event Services: Vanessa Ward, Director, Event Production: Marlo McKinley, Event Managers: Megan Duffy, Shelbi Guerrero, Coordinator, Event Operations: Kelsey Watson, Director, Guest Services: Alisa Nakashima, Manager, Guest Services: Franchesca Finelli, Daniel Green, Mackenzie Roque, Events Crew Support: Jonathon Gortarez, Robert Lopez, Manager, Facility Services: Pedro Paulino Payan, Sr. Apr 8 @ LAC, PHO (36-15) lost to LAC, 103-113, 52. Jack will join the Suns after a 13-year NBA career as a player from 2005-2018. The . Young served as an assistant coach in his first season with the Suns in 2020-21, helping the team win the Western Conference and advance to the NBA Finals. Ayers best seasons came in 1990-91 and 1991-92 when he led the Buckeyes to consecutive No. In 2014, while Rajakovic was serving as Tulsas head coach, Oklahoma City head coach Scott Brooks included him as one of his assistant coaches at the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. He was the Big Ten Coach of the Year in both seasons and was the consensus national coach of the year for 1990-91. Feb 3 @ NOP, PHO (11-9) lost to NOP, 101-123, 27. He was selected 53rd overall in the third round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, then played professionally for the Reno Bighorns of the Western Basketball Association before returning to Miami and entering the coaching ranks. Mercury: Mark Gretter, Vice President, Business Development: Matthew Salata, Director, Business Development & Sales Associate Program: Josh Strumlauf, Director, Premium Sales & Service: Nick Matranga, Sr. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The native of New York, New York received his bachelors degree from Northeastern. Feb 26 @ CHI, PHO (21-11) beat CHI, 106-97, 33. Mar 11 @ POR, PHO (25-11) beat POR, 127-121, 37. Or write about sports? [1][2], The Suns entered the season as the defending Western Conference champions and were attempting to return to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year. Monty Williams; Associate Head Coach. Select the second team from the drop down menu. Maurice Cheeks, Josh Longstaff, John Bryant, Damian Cotter and Billy Schmidt join head coach Billy Donovans staff. Following a decorated collegiate career, Blake was the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. Pace: 97.2 (26th of 30), Off Rtg: 117.2 (5th of 30) However, his third season in that deal is only partially guaranteed for him, while his fourth and final season includes a team option that is not guaranteed for Paul.^b:For Cameron Payne's third year, he is only guaranteed $2,000,000 out of the $6,500,000 he could receive that season.^c:Abdel Nader's second year has a team option on whether he'll be back by then on that same deal (which will have a value of $2,200,000 in that season) or not. Gates joins the Suns following two seasons as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before his coaching career, Ayers played at Miami and led the team to an upset of defending champion Marquette in the first round of the 1978 NCAA tournament. A day after that, the Suns also re-signed Abdel Nader to a two-year deal worth $4,200,000 (second year being a team option), with his signing also being official on August 6. In addition to his time at ASU, Greers coaching background includes serving as a college assistant coach at Wright State University (2003-2005), Boston University (1994-2003) and Brandeis University (1989-1992), in addition to working as recruiting coordinator at Boston College from 1992-1994. He was a member of Italys U16 National Team at the 2003 FIBA Europe U16 Championship in Madrid, and was a teammate of NBA veterans Danilo Gallinari and Gigi Datome in Italys junior national team program. Former NBA shooting guard was a Knicks' first-round pick, played 12 seasons for five teams. Jimmy Butler and Tom Thibodeau remain linked. He played four seasons at Bucknell University from 2012-2016, helping lead the Bison to three postseason appearances including a 2013 NCAA tournament bid and two NIT berths. He helped Boston University to two NCAA tournament berths, including a school-record 25 wins in 1996-97, and helped Boston College reach the Elite Eight in 1994. The Suns were thoroughly outmatched by the Nuggets in Game 1 on Saturday. [4] With the Suns 63rd win over the Los Angeles Lakers on April 5 (which also eliminated them from playoff/play-in contention), the Suns set a franchise record for most wins in a season, surpassing the 199293 and 200405 teams with 62. (Series Stats)Lost NBA Finals (2-4) versus Milwaukee Bucks Net Rtg: +5.9 (3rd of 30), Preseason Odds: Example video title will go here for this video. With Jimmy Butler hobbled late by an ankle injury, Miami gets big performances from Kyle Lowry and Kevin Love to take the series opener in New York. Longabardi, Gaines, Christian, Oliver added; Brown promoted to Associate Head Coach. Prior to becoming a coach in the NBA, Ayers coached collegiately, including eight seasons as head coach at The Ohio State University from 1989-1997. . His high usage is yielding 35.5 points, 6.7 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.2 blocks per game on 59.1 percent shooting. Young served as an assistant coach in his first season with the Suns in 2020-21 after four seasons as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers. Phoenix Suns Arena Hunter was a first-year Suns player development coordinator while Majerle was in his fifth year as a Suns associate head coach. [20] However, Deandre Ayton failed to get a contract extension of his own before the deadline passed, making him a restricted free agent entering next season. Do you have a sports website? For the second straight year in a row, the Suns were in the NBA Playoffs after previously experiencing a decade-long drought from it that started back in the 201011 season. Originally the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft by Portland, Bryant played four seasons at Seton Hall University and left the program ranked fifth in school history in total points and total rebounds. Prior to being selected with the 41st overall pick by Seattle in 2003, Green was a four-year standout at the University of Detroit Mercy. The native of Silver Spring, Maryland worked as an equity capital markets analyst from 2016-2017 before his time at George Mason. While their first and last preseason games on October 4 & 13 did not air on TV this season, the Suns had their preseason matches against the Lakers air on NBA TV and ESPN respectively for their October 6 & 10 games. However, he was waived from the team on October 9, failing to join them officially during the preseason period. Apr 25 @ BRK, PHO (42-18) lost to BRK, 119-128, 61. Mar 13, PHO (25-12) lost to IND, 111-122, 39. He was a First Team All-Big East selection as a senior in 1987-88 when he averaged 20.5 points and 9.1 rebounds to lead the P.J. Oct. 4 vs. Phoenix Suns Oct. 6 at LA Clippers Oct. 11 at Portland Trail Blazers Oct. 14 vs. Los Angeles Lakers t.co/VaSpjn7Seh", "The Suns announced a four-game preseason schedule starting Oct. 4 in Sacramento", NBA Board of Governors approves Play-In Tournament for 2021-22 season, JALEN SMITH NAMED ALL-SUMMER LEAGUE FIRST TEAM, COTTON FITZSIMMONS TO BE INDUCTED INTO NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SATURDAY, TWO ARIZONA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES WHO EPITOMIZE THE HONOR, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=202122_Phoenix_Suns_season&oldid=1151837230. Game Times: 7 p.m. Mon. [25] On August 22, player development coach Riccardo Fois officially left his position with the Suns to become an assistant coach for the University of Arizona's Wildcats men's basketball team. Frazier earned Patriot League All-Defensive Team honors as a senior in 2015-16, and also excelled in the classroom and community, twice earning the Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award as well as the 2014-15 Patriot League Award for Outstanding Leadership and Character. Feb 24, PHO (20-11) lost to CHO, 121-124, 32. [28] Not only that, but Fort Wayne Mad Ants assistant coach Michael Ruffin was confirmed to be the official assistant coach replacement for Steve Blake, with Jarrett Jack joining Steve Scalzi as player development assistant coaches going into this season. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Monty Williams, the head coach of Phoenix Suns, which will play against Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals Game 3 Sunday night, is known for speaking publicly about his faith in Jesus, and recently shared how it enables him to help his players reach their potential and got him through a personal tragedy. Feb 20 @ MEM, PHO (19-10) beat MEM, 128-97, 30. Bryant is a native of Glen Ridge, New Jersey. With regards to rookie scale contract extensions, Mikal Bridges was given a 4-year, $90 million extension with the Suns on October 17,[19] while Landry Shamet was given a 4-year, $43 million extension with Phoenix a day later. Ruffin is a nine-year NBA veteran. According to Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer, Suns lead assistant Willie Green has interviewed for three head coach openings with the New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic, and Washington Wizards . May 15 @ SAS, PHO (50-21) beat SAS, 140-103, 72. He was also with Williams in Portland from 2005-2008. May 16 @ SAS, PHO (51-21) beat SAS, 123-121, Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE. Now, Williams is being honored for that success. Confirm that your trade proposal is valid according to the NBA collective bargaining agreement. Rajakovic began his coaching career at 16 years old with the youth teams of Borac Cacak in his hometown of Cacak, Serbia. Right leg contusion during the home Cavaliers game. Record: As the Suns look to RUN IT BACK and bring back much of the team that just went to the NBA Finals, familiarity seems to be a common theme as Williams surrounds himself with faces he has worked with before. Prior to his time at Gonzaga, Fois served as a graduate assistant for the mens basketball program at Pepperdine University from 2012-2014. Apr 26 @ NYK, PHO (43-18) beat NYK, 118-110, 62. He served as a player development coach for the Thunder the past two seasons, which followed five seasons as director of analysis and opposition scouting from 2014-2019, including when Williams was the teams associate head coach in 2015-16. It's been nearly a week since both teams wrapped their first-round series up in five games, and the . Scalzi joins the Suns following seven seasons on the coaching staff of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. August 7, 2021 1:20 PM MST. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill), Phoenix police officer injured, suspect taken into custody, Phoenix family still searching for answers in loved one's death, 'It will kill': With triple-digit heat in the forecast, experts are warning people about its dangers, Chris Paul returns to the Valley to host celebrity bowling tournament, Phoenix Suns encourage fans to get the COVID vaccine; get a free 'Los Soles' T-shirt. He averaged career highs of 11.1 points and 7.3 rebounds with Westchester in 2014-15, then was a member of the New York Knicks team at NBA Summer League 2015. ^d:As of the 202021 season, two-way contracts now have their salaries at six-digit figures instead of the initially planned five-digit salaries planned back when two-way contracts were first created. SUNS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF ADDITIONS. aseidlitz. Manager, Business Intelligence & CRM: Alex Hardman, Manager, Business Intelligence & CRM: Alexandria Forbes, Manager, Business Intelligence: Michael Contino, Coordinator, Business Intelligence: Ryan Diluchio, Patrick Howe, Coordinator, Business Intelligence & CRM: Ana-Christina Gonzalez, Sr. (Series Stats)Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-2) versus Los Angeles Clippers Scalzi joins the Suns following seven seasons on the coaching staff of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Coordinator, Lifecycle Marketing: Kourtney Burney, Digital Web Developers: Arvind Navaratnasingham, Sam Harvey, Coordinator, Digital Services: David Hughes, Vice President, Payroll Services: Sheila Yammer, Accounts Payable Coordinator: Tammy Jones, Payroll Accounting Analysts: Will McFarland, Traci Washington, Payroll Operations Manager: Christi Shurwin, Sr. Director, Live Presentation: Shawn Martinez, Dance & Entertainment Director: Sumer Meyer, Manager, Live Presentation: Ashley Stovall, Sr. May 5 @ ATL, PHO (47-19) lost to ATL, 103-135, 68. He helped Boston University to two NCAA tournament berths, including a school-record 25 wins in 1996-97, and helped Boston College reach the Elite Eight in 1994. Bryant, 54, played two seasons with the Suns from 1996-1998, posting career highs of 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 55.3% shooting in 1996-97. Updated: 4:47 PM MST September 24, 2021 PHOENIX Michael Ruffin will be joining the Phoenix Suns as an assistant coach, the organization announced Friday.
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